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Gathering Data on Grain Drying in Alberta
A three-year study from Team Alberta is looking at what the cost of drying grain in Alberta really is. Grain drying...
Executive Director of Farming Smarter Picked as Nuffield Scholar
Photo: Nuffield Canada website Ken Coles, who is the executive director of Farming Smarter in Lethbridge, Alta., has...
A New Adventure for Sheri Strydhorst
Sheri Strydhorst is now an agronomy research specialist with Alberta Wheat and Barley commissions. Photo: Megan Evans...
Canada Hits Pause of MRL Reviews Including for Glyphosate
The Canadian government has decided to pause the proposed increases to Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs), including for...
U of A Canola Researcher Using Sun to Increase Yields
Plant scientist Linda Gorim is leading a team using high-tech handheld devices to find out which canola breeds are...
Alberta Innovates Partners with Protein Industries Canada on Ag Data Project
Alberta Innovates has partnered with Protein Industries Canada (PIC) on a project to improve data use in Canada's...
WGRF Gives $235,000 in Funding to Farming Smarter
Photo: WGRF website The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is giving $253,000 in funding to Farming Smarter to...
Alberta Launches Water Runoff Monitoring Project
Researchers in Alberta will be taking a closer look at crop protection product runoff into waterways after receiving...
Lethbridge College Receives Funds to Map Irrigation Watering
Photo: Alberta Irrigation Technology Centre Irrigation researchers at Lethbridge College has received funding to help...
Feds Launch Consultation Process on Future CAP Funding Agreement
Photo: Government of Canada website The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Canadian...
Clubroot Resistance Breakdown Happening
Nine new strains of clubroot have been discovered in Western Canadian fields, meaning genetic resistance to the canola...
RDAR Elects First Board
Representatives from RDAR's 33 voting member organizations elected a new board of directors — their first to be...
Saving Dollars with Sectional Control
A study has found farmers can save thousands of dollars using sectional control, however there’s more to it than just...
Study Looking to Increase Canola Emergence and Yield
A project is looking into the effects of strip tillage and precision planting on canola crops, a news release from...
New Study Finds Possible Higher Yielding Canola
A study lead by researchers at the University of Calgary used gene editing to modify canola’s genes, producing shorter...
Western Grains Research Foundation Announces New Agronomy Centre
The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is building a new agronomy centre in Fort Vermilion, Alta., the group...
A New Research Reality
What is RDAR and what does it mean for agriculture research work in Alberta? Editor’s note: This interview has been...
RDAR Establishes Initial Research Priorities
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has established its initial research priorities, the organization says in a...
Looking Towards the Future
It’s a brave new world out there, and two Albertans are poised to do very exciting things which could have a big...